Potential effects of age-associated oxidative stress on mammalian oocytes/embryos

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 717-724

  Tarín, Juan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Embryo development; Fertilization; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; EGG PROTEIN; FETOPROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CELL AGING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; OOCYTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABNORMALITIES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CYTOSKELETON; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EGG PROTEINS; EMBRYO; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FETAL PROTEINS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MATERNAL AGE; MICE; NEOPLASMS; OOCYTES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0030253005     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.10.717     Document Type: Review

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